Melt-processable rubber: Chlorinated waste tire rubber-filled polyvinyl chloride

Amit K. Naskar, Anil K. Bhowmick, S. K. De

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Abstract

Chlorinated ground rubber tire (Cl-GRT) particles were used as filler in a plasticized polyvinylchloride (PVC) to develop a melt-processable rubber composition. Physical properties of the Cl-GRT-filled PVC compound showed improvement compared to the nonchlorinated counterpart. Interaction between Cl-GRT and PVC was examined on the basis of results of stress relaxation, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, and solvent swelling studies. The Cl-GRT could be loaded upto 40 parts per hundred parts of PVC, and the composition still retains the elastomeric characteristics. The Cl-GRT-filled composite was found to be reprocessable like the unfilled PVC compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)622-631
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume84
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 18 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Poly(vinyl chloride)
  • Recycling melt processable rubber
  • Waste rubber

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